Man who brutally assaulted a woman in an MRT station lift, slapped with 18 years in jail and five strokes of the rotan.

MRT lift robber jailed 18 years

NATION




Saturday, 22 Jun 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The man who brutally assaulted a woman in an MRT station lift on Valentine’s Day early this year has been slapped with 18 years in jail and five strokes of the rotan.

Sessions Court judge Mahyon Talib sentenced G. Thinathayaalan, 26, after finding him guilty of assault while committing robbery.


“The prosecution has succeeded in proving the case beyond reasonable doubt,” she said after the accused, who was not represented, gave his statement of defence from the dock.

The court ordered Thinathayaalan, an air-conditioner serviceman, to serve the jail sentence from the date of arrest on Feb 18.


Thinathayaalan was found guilty of assaulting while robbing bank manager Lee Meei Shan, 48, at the MRT station lift in Taman Mutiara, Cheras here at 6.45am on Feb 14.

He was charged under Section 394 of the Penal Code and punishable under the same section, which provides for maximum imprisonment of up to 20 years and shall be liable to a fine and whipping, upon conviction.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Nurliyana Mohd Jafri had asked the court to take into account the seriousness of the offence and pressed for a harsh punishment.

“In this case, the accused had injured the victim that resulted in bruises on the head, face and body and she also suffered trauma following the incident,” she said.

She added that Thinathayaalan had acted cruelly and that the incident had gained much public attention after a video clip went viral on social media. — Bernama


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